We are very keen to find ways for the new generation of archaeologists to get the training and experience they need to embark on a career in commercial archaeology. As part of Headland's initiative to communicate with and ultimately attract graduates into the business we have set up...
Headland Archaeology have produced an information leaflet that is being sent to our clients to remind them that we are now entering a phase in the agricultural cycle where trial trenching and geophysical survey is easier to undertake on arable land (see diagram below). The impact...
The success of our South & East office, since opening in 2010, has seen us grow in skills, experience and staff. Joining the team this spring is new Project manager Tony Walsh. He has 27 years’ experience in commercial archaeology, working in a number of key roles....
Work in Staffordshire on a large rail improvement scheme has uncovered an unusual find in the form of a lid from a Saxon butter churn. The find was made by our own Dr Emma Tetlow, the senior archaeologist at the site where Network Rail is...
We are delighted to announce that Headland Archaeology has expanded to open a new office in Leeds. The company has seen substantial growth in the last year, securing £4.5m in new business across our existing office network, and we are seizing the opportunity for further...
Andy Boucher and Luke Craddock-Bennett are speaking at the Hay Festival to launch their book, ‘Death in the Close’, which digs down through 900 years of local history, thanks to recent archaeological discoveries in the grounds of Hereford Cathedral. ‘Death in the Close’ was written following excavations carried...
We have recently welcomed 12 news employees, including a UK expert in Geophysics and a Maritime consultant. Alistair Webb, specialist in geophysical surveys, and maritime heritage consultant Trevor Draeseke have joined the company as we look to expand our teams across our network of offices. Alistair will be working...
Headland Archaeology (South & East Office) have recently completed the mitigation stage fieldwork on a renewable energy (wind) scheme at Quarrendon Fields, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. This investigation was a successful use of a ‘preservation in situ’ approach. It was the culmination of several years of successful...
We are very pleased to report substantial growth in the last year, securing £4.5m in new business. Sales have steadily increased over the last few years and with the revival of the construction industry we are forecasting that our work will increase by 20 per...
As Headland nears the end of a Heritage Lottery-funded major project at Hereford Cathedral exciting new discoveries have come to light. So far one of these has captured the public imagination and was covered in a two-page spread for the February edition of the BBC...